Auxiliary automobile-seat



R. H. D-IETRICH AND T. L. HIBBARD.

AUXILIARY AUTOMOBILE SEAT.

APPLICAT ON FILED JULY 22,1920.

Patented Feb. 22, 1921.

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AUXILIARY'AUTOMOBILE SEAT. APPLICATION FILED JULY-22. I920.

' 20 "ATTORNEYS ifJ NiT'E -D RAYMOND HENRY m'nrnron AND THOMAS LAURENCE HIBBA D, orlivnw v "zonxgiv I 'Y 'A'UXI LIA RY AUTOMOBILE-SEA I 'Spcmfim Letters e -u Patented. Feb.:.22,.1921

Application filed July 22,1920. serial lo. 398,081.

To all-whom may concern:

' Be itkHOWIPthZLlT-WG,BAYMOND H Dm- TRICH and THOMAS L. HIBBARD,botl1-c1t1zen-s of the United States, and residents, respectively, of the clty of New York, South Jamaica, borough of Queens, in-thecounty of Queens and' State of New York, and of the city of New York, Corona, borough of Queens, in the county of Queens :and 'State of-New York,'have invented a new and Improved Auxiliary Automobile-Seat, of which thefollowing'is afull, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is:to provide anew and improved 'auxiliary automobile seat arranged to permit of conveniently moving it into'extended position for use 'or folding it into compact form and storing it in a comparatively small-storage chamber arranged in the -front seat of the vehicle.

Another obj eat is to eliminate rattling of the parts oftheauxiliary seat when the latter-is infolded position.

accidental displacement a longitudinal or a sidewise direction when in extended position.

Another object is to permit of readily fitting the auxiliary seat to the vehicle without change in the construction of the floor framework.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter, shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claim.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a art of this specification, in which similar 0 aracters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is an interior perspective view Another object is to -hold theseat against the seats in extended 1 positionand showing the floor in: section;

- F'g; 6 is a sectional planzviewr of the a ux- Fig. 6 and a Y i Fig. 8 is a cross section "of -gthe hinged "connection between the 1 uprights and x the seat,the sectlon :beingonthe line ='8 '-8--of Fig; 2.

. iliary automobile seat on the "line of The front seat 10-ofan-automobileror 7 other vehicle is preferably provided *wi'th two storage chambers 11, 1 each open--'-at its rear end: and :adapted to receive-an aux- 1l1ary. folding seat-15, as hereinafter more fully explained. Each folding seat -15--1comprisesiessentially uprights 20 and seat; 21 1 WlllClI is preferably provided at its -rear end with a. :foldable back 22 but suclr 'ba'ck may be omitted'if desired. The-uprights 20- are connected: by pivots 25 with -lugs'; 26- rising integrally from -the sidesof a rectangular base-frame 27. having its Sides mounted to :sllCle 111 gu-1deways' 28 arranged in =-the*-bottom of the corresponding storage chamber 11. Each upright 20 is provided with a heel 30 adapted to abut against a projection or a stop Sl'formed integrally on the inner face of the corresponding lug 26 to limit the upward swingin movement of the upright so f 20 and to hold t e upright 20 against rearward swinging movement after reaching a vertical position. The upper end of each upright 20 is provided with a forwardly extending angular arm 32 connected by a pivot 33 with the forward portion of the seat 21, and thesaid upper end of each upright 20 is provided below the arm 32 with an integral support 34 for the corresponding side of the seat to rest'on when in the extended horizontal position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5. It will be noticed that when the automobileseat .15 is in extended position and a person is seated on the seat 21 then the latter is firmly supported by the uprights 20 and the latter are held securely in upright position by the heels 3O abutting againstthe Y projections 31 thus preventing the seat from accidentally collapsing. The back 22 is connected by a pivot 40 to the sides of the seat 21 at the rear end thereof, and the joint between the back and seat is preferably a rule joint to hold the back 22 inclined upwardly and rearwardly and to allow of swingln the said back downwardly and forward y onto the seat 21.

The seat 21 with the back 22 folded thereon can be swung upward, forward, downward and rearwardinto an approximately vertical 1 position, as shown in Fig. 3,-and then the seat 21 with the back 22 folded thereon can be swung with the uprights 2O downward and forward into a horizontal positionon. top of the base 27, to be pushed with'the latter vinto-the storage chamber-11. In order topermit of conveniently, moving the base27 and the part supported thereon lengthwise on the guideways 28, use, is made of a suitsition. To the ceiling of the storage chamrr 'ber 11 adjacent the sides thereof are secured Y springs 55 each adapted to bear onto the corresponding upright 20 at the time the automobile seat in folded position is pushed into 7 the storage chamber 11, thus-holding the foldedauxiliary automobile seat against rat tling while stored in the chamber 11. The guideways 28 are preferably provided with linings 60 of fibrous material to insure easy 2 movement of the base frame 27 and to prevent rattling of the same in the: guideways. 7

It will be noticed that by the arrangement described the seat 15 can be folded into a comparatively small space thus requiring a correspondingly low storage chamber 11 in the front seat 10 of the automobile.

It will further be noticed that the guideways 28 support the base frame 27 flush with the carpet 70, usually covering the floor 71 of the automobile and hence when the base frame 27 is in rearmost withdrawn position it rests on the said carpet, except the for ward portion which remainsin engagement with the guideways 28 owing to the limiting stop. 50. 1

Having thus described our invention, we

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent V A folding seat, comprising a base,-spaced uprights pivoted thereon and provided at their upper ends with seatisupports and with forwardly extending angular arms, a i

seat pivoted on; the said angular arms and adapted to rest on the said seat supports and a back pivoted on the said seat the pivotal connections between the said parts being arranged to allow the said back [to swing from extended position downward and forward onto the saidseat the latter with theback folded thereon being adapted to swing from extended position upward and forward and then downward and rearwardto fold onto,

the said upright, and the latter with the seat and back in folded position thereon being adapted to swing forward and downward with thesaid parts inan approximately horizontal position.

' RAYMOND HENRY DIETRICH. THOMAS LAURENCE HIBBARDP 

